The Violence of Inaction
First posted on Substack: May 27, 2023. The things directly impacting my personal life seem less important than direct violence. But what’s going on…
Pain Relief
This piece was originally posted on Substack on May 25, 2023. I am carrying what I have always carried. I hoped that it would be as simple as droppi…
Run in the Opposite Direction
This piece was originally published on Substack on May 23, 2023. What bothers me most is that so many people are out here insisting they’re better th…
Undereducated
This piece was originally posted on Substack on May 21, 2023. In therapy one time, I mostly went back over all the useless things that cloud my memor…
Expectations
This piece was originally published on Substack on May 19, 2023. I used to believe lies about how everything works. Those lies simplified a complex w…
Scattering Star Stuff into the Void
This piece was originally published on Substack on May 17, 2023. I once sat in on an astronomy class that changed everything I thought about how thin…
The Limitations of Being Disabled
This piece was originally posted on Substack on November 3, 2024. My inner world is full of broken promises. I have ideas about what I will do, but r…
A Quarter Century into the Millennium
This piece was originally posted on Substack on January 2, 2025. I was seven years old when my family prepared for Y2K. I remember being terrified ab…
Another Birthday Reflection
(Originally published on Substack on July 17, 2025) "My silences had not protected me. Your silences will not protect you.” -Audre Lorde I have…